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==Physical Appearance==
Amy is a half-head taller than the 5'2" Daria. She is shown with a trim but shapely hourglass figure in "I Don't" and "Through a Lens Darkly," with an oval face much like Daria's. However, her face becomes narrower and her figure thinner and less shapely in "Aunt Nauseam." Her thick, wavy hair falls to the bottoms of her shoulder blades and appears to be dark red in color in most images, though it could also be maroon or auburn. She keeps her hair parted in the middle, leaving her forehead bare. Her glasses have large round lenses almost exactly like Daria's, though she also uses contacts without the glasses. Pearl earrings decorate her ears, and she wears a necklace for formal occasions. Her coloration works best with autumn-toned clothing,
==Personality==
It's been said that Amy Barksdale clearly has mild amounts of psychological damage imposed upon her by her family. It becomes obvious from what she says that she was the forgotten baby of the
Amy, on the other hand, dropped out of sight. She remained "barricaded" in her bedroom and read "weird Russian novels" to avoid conflicts with her sisters (per Rita in "Aunt Nauseam") and possibly to avoid her parents as well, who paid her little attention and offered no appreciation for her achievements. In this way, she avoided family responsibilities and did whatever she liked (per Helen in the same episode). The situation led,
As an adult, Amy
In "Aunt Nauseam," Amy makes a curious comment. In response to Daria, who said: "Mom and Aunt Rita are on the brink of mutually assured destruction, Quinn's obviously having a nervous breakdown, and Dad's on the lamb," Amy says, "Gee, reminds me of my childhood." This implies that Helen and Rita's frequent fighting caused their father to absent himself from the home, and had a negative effect on their mother as well.
Amy appears to be bright, well-read, introverted, intellectual rather than emotional, and highly judgmental. Her anger over being the forgotten baby expresses itself as razor-sharp ridicule and scorn.
From what Amy says about herself and what others say of her, she prefers to dress casually but with style. She appears to be self-sufficient and is able to travel far afield on vacations, such as to Hawaii.
, is impatient with stupidity, and possesses a deadly sarcasm. Sound familiar?
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